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Android will rule the smartphones, WP7 will be second, says Gartner According to the analysts over at Gartner, Android will be the most popular mobile OS in the next four years reaching almost 50% market share. Meanwhile Windows Phone will catch up and overtake the second place from iOS by 2015 with 20% market share. This is what the latest Gartner's report predicts. Quite expectedly the Symbian market share is shrinking rapidly, while those of Android's and Windows Phone will go up. Apple's iOS will have the second place by the end of 2012, but Microsoft will overtake it by 2015. It seems both Android and iOS will lose some users in favor of Windows Phone. It's predicted that when this happens Apple will change its pricing policy in order to maintain its share. RIM will also have a user withdrawal when its migration from BlackBerry OS to QNX, the OS behind the Playbook, starts in 2012 (we're not sure we've heard of those plans before). It seems there will be two major changes in the next four years - Android will be the king of the mobiles (eating the Symbian pie), while the Microsoft-Nokia cooperation will push the Windows Phone up to the second place. It seems logical, but we'll wait and see how things will turn up. We already saw quite similar predictions in the IDC report a week ago. There are a few minor differences into the distribution of shares (a bit smaller Android share and a bigger Windows Phone one in 2015), but both reach to the same conclusion – Android will be the biggest player in 2015 and Windows Phone will beat iOS for the second place.

Samsung: The Galaxy S II is still set for April launch (Launching on April 25 (in Korea)) Reuters reports that the Samsung Galaxy S II flagship will still arrive on time in April to scheduled markets, also reported via Twitter.

Thanks Genius for opening this useful thread. And as many others have asked, is there any DIY smart solution for getting specimen from first post?

^ Raccoon this is why I mentioned I mean no offence and my post should be taken in that spirit of debate. My point was simply against labeling everyone's participation in this initiative as "fashionable". You might very well turn out to be right in the end, might be after the euphoria dies down no progress will have been made but still, bluntly dismissing everyone's contribution to this movement, however minuscule it might be, seemed harsh to me. I apologize if have offended you by my choice of words. Let us stop discussing on this because this will lead us no where. No hard feelings please.

^ Even if account is not verified, the E-Mail I.D. would be visible on Home > My E-Bay > Account > PayPal Account and there would be button to click verify. What I understand is that Rajan bhai is not able to login to PayPal account itself, for that he needs to use the E-Bay linked E-Mail I.D. otherwise no way to open dispute.

^ There is an Alpha 4 out. Guess would need to wait for RC1 before it can be used as daily ROM.

^ Login to E-Bay, go to my E-Bay then to My Account then to PayPal account should find the account details and E-Mail I.D. there.

Not sure might be PayPal have changed their processes since then but I used to get my refunds in PayPal account. Because effectively the payment to seller was being made via the PayPal account not bank/CC account so as to protect buyer's account information. The transaction statements showed 4 transactions - 1) debit from bank/CC account, 2) credit into PayPal account, 3)debit from PayPal account into seller's PayPal account and 4)credit into PayPal account for refund. If refund comes directly to bank/CC account then it is hassle free and good.

Now costs rupees 86 presumably due to world cup win. Why did I not buy earlier.

Great find +. Has anyone tried out Gingerbread? CM does not officially support Epic which is pity but team at XDA have been working on an unofficial CM GB ROM.

Because E-Bay has sent the buyer protection E-Mail one can immediately open a dispute without waiting. Please do note that the money would get credited back to your PayPal account not credit card/bank account. Then you can transfer it to other accounts as required.

It takes a man of courage and conviction to share the information that you have done. I respect you for that. I also feel your pain, believe me, these are not empty words. Wish you the best in your life.

9 April 2011 Last updated at 01:26 GMT India activist Anna Hazare to end hunger strike Indian corruption activist Anna Hazare has vowed to end his hunger strike, after ministers agreed to all of his demands. Anna Hazare said his success was a victory for the people of India The 72-year-old campaigner is is pushing for tough anti-corruption laws, and has gained huge public support. He demanded that the committee drafting the new law be made up of activists as well as politicians. The government said it had agreed to the request. In recent months India has been rocked by a string of corruption scandals. A former telecom minister is awaiting trial after being accused of siphoning off billions of dollars from fraudulent sales of telecom licences. And Indians were shocked when allegations emerged that apartments in Mumbai intended for war widows were in fact given to civil servants. Last month the head of the country's anti-corruption watchdog was forced to resign by the Supreme Court on the grounds that he himself faced corruption charges. Correspondents say Mr Hazare has rallied people across the country disillusioned with the recent spate of scandals - he is highly respected as a social activist with an untarnished reputation. Senior politicians including the governing Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi had urged Mr Hazare to give up his fast. But he kept on going, and eventually persuaded the government to give in to his demands. "I will end my fast on Saturday - it's a victory for the people of India," he told reporters amid cheers from thousands of his supporters in Delhi. He is due to end the hunger strike at 1000 (0430 GMT) on Saturday. Thousands turned up to support Mr Hazare's campaign The sticking point had been the make-up of a committee in charge of drafting the law. The government had agreed to a 50-50 split between politicians and activists. But Mr Hazare wanted the committee to be co-chaired, rather than just having an individual politician in charge. Kapil Sibal, a federal minister who negotiated on behalf of the government, said a formal order would now be issued setting up the committee as Mr Hazare demanded. "Whatever is required to be done will be done by June 30 so that the draft legislation is introduced in parliament," he said.

Anna Hazare and India's war against corruption How has a fasting 72-year-old ex-army man turned social activist managed to captivate middle-class India's imagination and get the beleaguered government on the ropes? Why have thousands of people rallied around Anna Hazare to demand tough new anti-corruption laws? Well, the answers are simple enough. Indians are fed up of sleaze - the country has been rocked by a string of corruption scandals in the past few months. Mr Hazare is a calm man of unimpeachable integrity with a pleasing smile. He has a track record of fighting corruption in Maharashtra - one of India's most corrupt states. Evoking Gandhi's example, he has become a rallying point for the burgeoning anti-corruption fight and the infuriated middle classes. And there is no greater symbol of coercive non-violent protest in India than a fast - again a Gandhian legacy - however much this form of protest may have been debased in recent years by some politicians who snack surreptitiously while on "hunger strike". Mr Hazare's tactics appear astute. He has now upped the ante, exhorting his followers to "fill India's jail" - again a throwback to Gandhi - in a mass campaign of civil disobedience. It is clear Mr Hazare is not about to ease the pressure. His fast, played out in the full glare of 24/7 news television, is a significant moment in India's largely jaded fight against corruption. The middle classes have responded, happy there are no politicians taking part. For most Indians, politicians, unfortunately, epitomise all that is wrong with the country. Two politicians were turned away from the site of the fast at Jantar Mantar, a historic Delhi observatory, by irate campaigners. The fast has also had a bizarre side, with assorted Bollywood stars, controversial gurus and publicity hungry lawyers flocking to the stage. There have been also excited and absurd claims that this could be India's Tahrir Square moment. Anna Hazare has made enough sacrifices to earn the leadership of this powerful protest - most Indians feel their politicians have conspired to remain silent about rampant corruption. The last time corruption was an issue in election was in 1989 when a minister in the Congress government quit against alleged kickbacks in a defence deal, and became a rallying point for the opposition. But commentators like Pratap Bhanu Mehta eloquently warn that "sometimes a sense of unbridled virtue can also subvert democracy". They say that the Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's Ombudman Bill) that the activists want will amount to an anti-corruption institution vested with draconian powers. They ask: Why do we think that this institution will be corruption-free? Corruption is a complex malaise in India. It is rooted in opaque and badly-run institutions that have been fostered and tolerated over the years. Then there is the stifling, post-colonial bureaucracy. Everyone knows the warped government policies, like misplaced food and energy subsidies, are open to abuse. Add to that the failure to reform India's election system with its shadowy private funding of candidates, many of whom have criminal records. And many people - some now protesting against corruption - have become habitual bribe givers to navigate the system they have lost faith in. More cynicism has bred more corruption. It's not clear how far Mr Hazare's campaign will go - but setting up an citizen's ombudsman will not be the end of corruption. There's much more to do.

@kshah I had missed this post, please PM the draft to me too I want equality for humans based on actions not bias based on gender. @raccoon no offence but it is harsh to brand everyone's participation as "fashionable", it is too generic a statement to make. Sure people need goading to take a stand, but I am sure most of us feel connected to this movement from within, it is just that the masses always take a back seat and wait for leaders but that does not mean the efforts or involvement is not genuine. The point is, there would be few who support because they believe, there would be few who support because they hop onto the gravy train. But it is vital to take everyone's support together rather than questioning the rationale behind support. If you would highlight the other n+1 issues e.g. like one that kshah has, I am sure many people would at least voice their opinions on, if not outright support, your cause. We Indians as a society crib too much and view everything with suspicion yet do not do anything to change the things we do not like, it is one thing to be pragmatic, quite another to be pessimistic. Rant over, sorry if I have hurt anyone's emotions, unintended.

It is different from XPeria Arc which is available at letsbuy.com at 28199 and officially priced at 32K.

Two new Symbian^3 phones spotted: Nokia T7-00 and E6-00 While the Hindustan Times has just reported that the Finnish mobile giant will be unveiling 40 new handsets in the rest of 2011, including new 12 smartphones, images of two Symbian^3 devices have been revealed – the Nokia T7-00, and, the Nokia E6-00. Nokia T7-00 leaked images from a Chinese site 8MP camera instead of the Nokia N8’s 12MP camera, the Nokia T7-00 has an nHD (360x640 pixels) AMOLED display, a 700MHz ARM11 CPU with OpenGL 2.0-capable GPU, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB and 3G connectivity. Nokia E6-00 QWERTY Symbian^3 handset with an amazing 480x640-pixel touchscreen display, an 8MP fixed-focus camera with dual LED that’s capable of 720p HD video recording, and HSDPA connectivity.

Nokia to announce Symbian update; releases Nokia Drop beta app now It seems all those Symbian updates that Nokia has been working on since October last year are finally coming to fruition, with a major “Discover what’s new with Symbian Smartphones’ announcement scheduled for April 12th in London. Check out the press invite above. The update is expected to pretty much refine the interface of the platform, hopefully extending beyond just the homescreen, browser, onscreen keyboards, and messaging, if previous announcements are anything to go by. In related news, Nokia Beta Labs has released an experimental sharing application called Drop, which will allow users to send images and links from a browser to their Symbian smartphone. The push-application is available for Symbian^3 and Series 60 5th Edition smartphones. It requires a browser extension, compatible only with Firefox 3.6 or 4, and Chrome 10. The drop icon will have to be added to the browser’s toolbar for easy access. Download the Nokia Drop beta app and extensions from here, and get to know more about it, here. Samsung introduces Galaxy Neo mid-range Android offering Another day, another Samsung Galaxy Android device...called the Samsung Galaxy Neo, the Froyo running handset is for now only destined for Korea, but who knows, in time, Samsung might just bring this mid-range device to global shores. The Samsung M220L Galaxy Neo is very similar to the Galaxy Ace in looks, with slightly lower-end specifications – a 3.5-inch (800x480 pixel resolution) display, an 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n support, Bluetooth 3.0, 1,500 mAh battery, and a 3MP camera. While there probably won’t be space for the device in the Indian market between the Galaxy Fit and the Galaxy Ace, it’s still good to see Samsung churning out mid-range Android handsets.

Samsung to launch bada 2.0 operating system in July, with India first in line Looks like India is going to be the first to receive Samsung’s updated bada 2.0 operating system, in July, according to a report. Speaking to the Financial Express, Samsung India executive Dipesh Shah stated that Samsung intends to hit 30% of the smartphone market share in India by 2011, more than twice their 2010’s closing figures. ZeuS Trojan now affecting BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile phones This is precuationary information. The ZeuS Trojan attack is now affecting BlackBerry devices and has infected many worldwide, according to Trend Micro, a security research firm. Vanishing after being installed, the Trojan, specifically known as BBOS_ZITMO.B, primarily hijacks the SMS ability of the BlackBerry device, after sending an “App Installed OK” message to a botnet administrator in the United Kingdom. According to Trend Micro, Symbian and Windows Mobile phones are also being affected by their own versions of the trojan, namely SYMBOS_ZBOT.B and WINCE_ZBOT.B.

Good smart move by MTS, eliminates the need to have deals with international operators, it can just piggy back on RCDMA's existing roaming agreement.

The postpaid rupees 89 plan is very competitive.

Forwarded within office, 30K colleagues even if few act it should help.

Signed the petition. Urging all forum members to do so. Thanks Dhiraj bhai for posting this topic.

Bad news comes in hordes. Japan earthquake: 7.4 magnitude quake hits devastated region

Hi Arun, Please change mine to dipanlahiri. Thanks.